When I started coaching basketball about 12 years ago it was more out of necessity than any planned design. My son needed a coach and no one was willing to step up to do it. I had been a coach and vice president for the local little league and had always had a love for basketball. However, my experiences with it were more along the lines of playing with friends in school and watching and rooting for the state college team.
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September 22, 2009
Jumping is a key aspect of basketball. Some of the very first basketball fundamental drills involve learning to elevate. It is critical in so many aspects of the game, from shooting where good elevation leads to stronger consistency as the upper body does not have to strain to get the power needed, to rebounding and defense. The ability to get good vertical leap is a science in and of itself.
Jacob Hiller’s Jump Manual is no doubt the most comprehensive Vertical Jump Training Program you can find on the market today. This program has already helped thousands of athletes, basketball players and dancers to increase their vertical leaps to the desired height which will enable them to be more competitive.
Though this program is so popular, there are many people who don’t yet know about it, and don’t yet know how much it cost. Jacob charges $67 for the jump manual. This includes the Jump Manual Guide, and personal caching for one full month. This personal coaching is done though emails. You also get access to the forum of elite jumpers where you will find other people who are also used the jump manual to increase their vertical jumps. It is important to note here that Jacob is always in this forum to help answer questions from those who may need some help using his program.
Athletes who feel the need for continuing the emails coaching after the one month period is over can do so at a very modest monthly fee. This in itself is a very good thing about the jump manual program since the success of every athlete greatly depends on the personal guides he or she receives from the coach, in this case Jacob Hiller.
If you want to increase your vertical jump, then the jump manual is the best guide which can help you do this. The jump manual is reasonably priced at $67, especially when you consider the quality and the effectiveness of this product.
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September 8, 2009
Well the summer is over. The summer leagues are finished, and the school and recreational programs are a few months away. Now is the time to work on the fundamentals. Whether your child has just become old enough to join their first local basketball league or is gearing up for their senior year of high school, this is a great opportunity to learn or refresh their fundamental basketball skills. Work on refreshing or learning the mechanics of a consistent, accurate shot, with some basketball shooting drills geared to the form. work on dribbling drills to add to their comfort and control of the basketball. Go back to the fundamentals with these drills. There are 100’s of drills for each, and sometimes we get wrapped up in the most complex and sophisticated drills. However, no mater what level your child is at, it pays to come back to the very beginner drills every so often. As players start to run drills concentrating on getting their shot off or shooting off a pass, or shooting coming off a screen, there is a tendency to rush the shot and form deteriorates. Over time and with repetition the form degradation slowly increases. Going back to the basics reminds the child and as importantly the child’s body of the proper motion. It rebuilds muscle memory so that when the player is running the more complicated drills their bodies will more naturally use the proper technique.
August 24, 2009
I have just started to add the actual drills for basketball to my site and I must confess I am as excited by doing it as I was when I first started researching to become a coach. It has reawakened that love for the intricacies and subtleties of this wonderful game that have laid dormant since I stopped coaching. I have been going through my old videos, my old notes and practices, and exploring the net to see what new and exciting resources are there. What I have found is there is no better time in history to be a youth basketball coach. There is so much information available that you could spend the next five years studying, researching and learning, without cracking a dent in the knowledge base. Information that once required being associated with an elite basketball program is readily passed out for all to learn, often free or for very little money.
August 17, 2009
Whether you are a coach or a parent, one of the most important things you will do when teaching basketball skills is picking age appropriate drills. If you are a coach your practice time with your team is limited and picking the wrong drills for basketball means that the valuable skills that your players need will not be developed. And often the drills you are working on won’t succeed because the skills needed to accomplish them aren’t there. For a parent it is just as important to pick the right drills as your child’s love for the game and therefore their success with it will often develop from the successes they achieve with the drills. If you start them off with drills that are too complex or require prior skills that they haven’t mastered, not only can it get them frustrated and have them lose interest, but it can also make them develop bad form. This can often result in temporary success at the drill, while ensuring long term failure at the skill. I often wonder when seeing some of the shooting styles of players that lack any semblance of good technique, how much of it is because they started shooting at hoops too high or from a distance to far, forcing them to chuck up the ball just so they can see it hit the rim and occasionally go in.
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